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J. A. PETERSON STAPLE FULLER Filed April 14. 1925 Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOHN AARON PETERSON, OF KANE, PENNSYLVANIA.

STAPLE FULLER.

Application filed April 14, 1925.

To 0/." iii/awn it may colic-era:

Be it known that L dorm ranox Pic'rnnsorr. a citizen 0% the l nitedStates of America, and a resident of Kane, county oi Mcl lean, tit: 'eof Pennsvlvania, have invented certain new and usei'ul Improvements inand Relating to Staple Pullers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to certain impl'OYHnBlliF in staple pullers; andthe nature and objects of the invention will be readily recognized andunderstood by those skilled in. the arts involved in the light of thefollowing explanation and detailed description of the accompanyingdrawings illustrating what I at present consider to be the pretcrrcdembodiments or mechanical expressiOlis of my invention from amongvarious other forms, embodiments, combinations, and constructions ofwhich the invention is capable within the spirit and scope thereof.

More particularly the invention is directed and deals with a staplepuller primarily adapted for use in erecting and repairing fences of thewire types in which the wire is secured and fastened in position bystaples or similar fastening means, on and to wood or similar materialposts or supports. The staples securing and fastcning fence wire to thesupporting posts are of necessity driven firmly onto the wire to bindthe same against the posts, and the heads of such staples are generallyfound to be in such osition against or partially embedded in tie postsas to make it exceedingly diliicult to force the conventional staplepulling implements or tools thereunder to secure a suflicient hold topull or draw the staples. This difiiculty is encountered particularly inwithdrawing staples which have been in position a considerable period oftime and subjected to the action of the elements, as in withdrawingstaples to repair or mend fences.

Therefore, one of the main objects of the present invention is toprovide a staple puller which is capable of pulling or drawing stapleseasily and quickly from the member into which driven, irrespective ofthe condition of a staple or the position thereof in the member.

A further object of the invention is to provide a staple puller forefficiently withdrawing or extracting staples, which puller also formsand provides a hammer for driving staples and for general use where aSerial No. 23,077.

hammer is desired, the construction and arrangement being such that acompact, readiiy portable, and easily operated tool or implement isformed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a staple puller whichalso forms a hammer, and in which the hammer forming member oi? thedevice is utilized to cooperate and function with the staple pullingmember to secure a hold on a staple and extract the staple from theelement in which driven.

Another object ol the invention is to provide a staple puller anddriving hammer, with a wire cutting member operated by and incooperation with the hammer member and the staple pulling member of theimplement or tool so formed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a staple puller which isadapted to also form a driving hammer, with an arrange ment of operatinghandles to permit of the implement being readily grasped in one hand foruse as a hammer, or to be grasped in and by both hands for holding andoperating the members thereof in using the implement as a staple puller.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combined staple pullerand hammer with locking mechamsm for securing the members of theimplement in hammer forming relation and for releasing the members topermit of their operation as a staple puller.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined staple pullerand hammer with an arrangement for attaching thereto and supporting acontainer therefrom in such a position that the staple puller and hammerin hammer forming relation forms a readily grasped supporting handle forthe container.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a compactand eflicient staple puller and hammer of simple construction which willbe durable in service and capable of manufacture at low cost.

lVith the foregoing main objects, and certain other objects and resultsin view, which other object's and results will be readily apparent tothose skilled in the art, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures in construction and in combination and arrangement 0t elements,as will be more fully and particularly referred to and specifiedhereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which similar referencecharacters refer to corresponding parts throughout.

Fig. l a side elevation ot a taple puller (it the invention in positiontor engg; and pl'llling a staple. a portion of a being more or lessdiagraminatically indicated;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the a L puller with the members therooilocl tezl in position cooperating to term a hammer and. handle theretor.parts being broken away to show the mounting of the locking: mechanismand the wire cutting blade:

3 is an end elevation ot the head of the staple puller and hamme Fig. 4is an end elevation oi the handle of the staple puller; and

Fig. is a iTiQHSVGIFG section taken on the line oi Fin. 2, showing; themounting and fll'l'frllgellltllll' oi. biade to term the wire cutter.

While the embodiment o t ll or of the invention dis-"lowed a herewith isprimarily adaptcu the erection and repair oi 'cnc 'ire types, theintention such. use. but is adapted in extracting fasteners ot type andas a hammer o1": unrver ppllCil-iiill. The mechanical. expressionini-cntion hereott is presented purely ample and not oi limitation tothe principles and features of the inv tion. and the use tliereo in theerection and repair of fences permits oi more clearly bringii'ig torththese principles and 'leaturcs because the problems solved, anddisadvantages overcome thcreby are encountered in a high degree in suchuse.

According to the embodiment iilu:-:1r:i.ted in the acconipany"mgdrawii'i s. a staple puller of the invention includes a pair oii'lover or arm members and 1. which are pivotally connected and joined atone end to each other in substantially parallel normal relation. by atransverse pivot pin or the like 12. In the present instance the end ofmember .1 l. is formed with the lozri tudii'ial. ear l t which isreeo'rcd and (i between the parallel spaced ears 1"; o l: i' ber 10.;with pin 12 extending d "Qfli tliicsc ears, as will be clear byroi'crencc to r t in particular. ln this manner the lower members 10 andll are pivotally joined at one end and at the opposite ends for swingingmovement toward and from each other.

The free end of the member 10* is proyided with a transversely disposedstaple engaging and fulcrum forming head 20, flattened at the inner end21 adjacent the member ll, and extended outwardly from member 10 at theopposite end to form the pointed staple engaging end 22 which is renamebent or curved inwardly toward and longitudinally of the member 10 andhas the outer side thereot longitudinally curved to provide the fulcrumor bearing surface 23, as will be more fully explained and referred tohereinafter. The lever member 10 is formed of a greater width for aportion of its length adjacent to and extending from head toward thepivoted end of the lever and this widened portion is formed withopposite concave sides 24. to provide a hand or linger hold in theoperation of the staple puller.

The arm 11 is provided at its free end with the transversely disposedhammer iorn'iin r head extended outwardly a distance beyond the memberll. and at its inner end ill adjacent head 20 it is flattened to engagethe flattened inner end 21 of head 20. The inner ends 21 and 331 ot theopposite heads 20 and 30, respectively, are extended a slight distancebeyond the arms 10 and 11, respectively. while the heads are alinedlongitudinally at their inner ends so that in normal position of arms 10and 11 swung toward each other these heads abut and space the arms aslight distance apart, as clearly shown by Figs. 1. and 2 oi thedrawings. Arm 11 is formed with handle 32 disposed longitudinally andforming a part thereof and extending outwardly and spaced therefromthroughout a portion of the lengrtl'i of arm 11 from the pivoted endthereof to a point intermediate head 30 and the pivoted end. This handle32 provides for the operation of arm 1.] and hammer head 30 in forcingthe pointed end of head 20 into engagement with a staple.

Mechanism for detachably locking the heads 20 and 30 with arms 10 and11, into position swung together. is provided, and in the example hereofcomprises a strip of resilient spring material forming" a clip 33pivotally mounted at one end to the outer t'oii'ward side of head 30.adjacent the. inner end thereof, by a pivot pin 84-, and provided at itsfree end with a stud or projection on and extending from the inner sideof the clip The head 20 is termed with a depression 26 (see 3) and thehead 30 is formed with a similar depression as (see Fig. 2) forreceivingthe clip stud 35 and confining the clip 33 in the desiredposition, as will be readily apparent. When it is desircd to lock themembers 10 and 11 into position, the spring clip 33 is swung over ontohead 20 until stud snaps into the depression 26, thus securely holdingand lockthe members and heads 20 and 30 to gether. To release and unlockthe members 10 and 11 with their respective heads, clip is sprung awayfrom head 20 and then swing back onto head 30 and there retained inposition by stud 25 in depression 36.

:l, "further feature of the invention prorides for operation of thestaple pulleras a mater; A cutting blade 4t) is detach- V ably. mountedby means of a screw-threaded shank '41 on the inner side edge of thelever member, 10, adj acent and in proximity tothe 'pivote'd'endthereof, with the blade inpositionfdisposedlongitudinally of the members10"a1nd 11. The blade 40 extends such a distance from member 10 as topractically lightly touch orengage the opposite por-v tion {i2 of themember 11 with the members I swung together, which thus forms a base forrece ving a wire to be severed or cut.

y the foregoing mountingand disposition of blade 40 adjacent the pivotedends of memhers 10 and 11, the full effect of these members aslonglevers can be secured in a cutting operation, the wire being placedon the cutting base 42, and the members swung together to cause blade 40to sever the wire.

The blade 40 can be detached and replaced by a'sh'arp blade when foundnecessary.

A'hook 50 is pivotally mounted transverse ly'of and through the widened,grip forming portion of member 10, with the hook and bill thereofdisposed transversely across and and freely swingable longitudinally ofthe outer side edge of member 10. With the staple puller disposed inposition with the member lOlowermost, as shown in Fig. 1,

the hook 50 depends downwardly therefrom vtin position to receive andhold the bail or handle of a bucket or other receptacle, and by lockingthe heads 20 and 30 together with clip 33,the handle 32 can be graspedand a receptacle secured to hook O readily trans ported, with the staplepuller and hammer, as a unit, disposed horizontally and forming a holderand handle for the receptacle.

In operation-and use of the staple pulling and hammer forming implementabove described, when it "is desired to pull. or

draw a staple, the clip 33 is swung to unlock heads 20 and 30, and armsand 11, The staple engaging and drawing head is then placed with thepointed end 22 thereof in position to engage and pass under the head ofa staple, as clearly indicatcd by Fig. 1 of theaccompanymgdraw I onings. By grasping the widened and con cave-sided portion 25 of arm 10with the fingers of one hand to hold head 20. in 7 position, andgrasping handle 32 of arm 1 in the other hand, arm 11 is raised andlowered to pound or strike hammer head onto head 20 and drive or forcethe pointed end 22 thereof into the desired position under and engagingthestaple head. After I the end 22 of head 20 is driven or forced intostaple engaging position, the arms 10' and 11 are forced upwardly withthe curved outer surface 28 bearing on and against the member into whichthe staple is driven and forming a fulcrum surface therefor, so thatthestaple is easily and quickly pulled with a minimum of effort. Theformation and construction of the staple pullerlis such that a staplecan be readily engaged and pulled thereby, irrespective of the positionor condition thereof in and on a member in which driven. a V r When itis desired to employ theim;

plement asa hammer, the spring locking,

clip 33 is swung over onto head until 7 desired long lever or swingingaction in using the hammer. In hammer formingposition the inner side ofthe handle portion32 of arm 11 is opposite the reduced or thin portionof arm 10, so that the hand fits readily aroundthese opposite portionswith the fingers disposed under and through thehandle 32. I I

The staple puller is of considerable utility in fence erection andrepair work, as a bucket or similar handled receptacle can be suppliedwith staples and attached to hook and readily transported with theimplement as a handle to the point of operation. -Then with the staplepuller and hammer, together with the wire cutter formed by blade 40, thenecessary tools are always at hand for the desired work. The staplepuller is preferably formed of a suitable metal and because of thesimplicity of its construction will be durable and withstand the usageto which put.

It is alsoevident that various changes,

,modifications, variations, and substitutions might be resorted towithout departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence Ido not'desire to limit myself to the exact and specific disclosuresthereof.

Desiring to protect my invention in the broadest manner legallypossible, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent i of theUnited States, is: i

1. In a staple puller, parallel members pivoted together at one end forswinging movement toward and from each other, one of said members formedat its free end with a staple engaging head, and the other of saidmembers formed at its free end with a hammer head for striking saidengaging head when the members are swung together, and locking mechanismfor detachably securing said members in position swung together withsaid heads alined to form a hammer head, said members providing a handletherefor.

2. In a staple puller, substantially parallel substantially memberspivoted together at one end for swinging movement toward and from eachalinement with and striking said engaging head with the members swungtogether, the staple engaging head member formed with a widened lingergrasping portion adjacent said head, and the hammer head member formedwith a handle portion adjacent the pivoted end thereof.

3. In a staple puller, s1 fiantially parallel members pivotally joinedat one end, one of said members provided with a transversely disposedstaple engaging head at its free end, and the other of said membersprovided with a transversely disposed hammer head at its free end foralinement with and striking said engaging head with the members swungtogether, said heads in alined engaged position spacing said membersapart, cutting blade disposed longitudinally of one of said members onthe inner side adjacent the pivoted end thereof, and the inner side ofthe other member opposite said blade formed to provide a base forreceiving a wire to be severed by said blade when the members are swungtogether.

l. In a staple puller, substantially parallel lever members pivotallyconnected together at adjacent ends for swinging movement toward andfrom each other, a transverselydisposed staple engaging head on theireeend of one of said members, said head extended outwardly fromsaid-members and curved inwardly toward and longitudinally thereof andpointed at its outer end, the outer longitudinal side oi said headforming a curved fulcrum bearing surface,-

a transversely disposed hammer head at the free end 01' the other ofsaid members positioned to strike and aline with the staple engaginghead when the members are swung together, and a lock carried by one ofsaid heads for detachably engaging the opposite head to secure the headsand members in position swung together to form a hammer head and handletherefor.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Kane, Pennsylvania,this 6th day of April, 1925.

JOHN AARON PETERSON.

